- Determine progression-free survival of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a pilot, multicenter study.

Patients receive cisplatin IV over 30-60 minutes, etoposide IV over 30-60 minutes, and methylprednisolone IV over 5 minutes on days 1-4. Patients also receive gemcitabine IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at 3-6 weeks, 3 months, and then every 6 months for up to 3 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 55 patients will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

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